Soap-holder



E. K. WOLFE.

SOAP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 22. Ism.

EVERETT K. VOLFE, OF WESTCHESTER, NEV YORK.

SOAP-HOLEER.

To ab wlw/1t t may conce-ra.'

Be it known that I, Fivrnn'r'r K. lVoLrn, a citizen of the United States, residing` at dvestchester, in the county of Bronx and Sta-te of New York, have invented a new and useful Soap-Holder, of which the f ollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to soap holders of a kind suitable for use in connection with a bath-tub of the ordinary kind, my more particular purpose being to enable a bar of soap to be held upon the rail or side portion of the bath-tub so that the bar of soap will not readily slip off.

More particularly stated, I provide a soa holder having generally the form of a pat, and made with rough surface so that when rested upon the rail of the bath-tub the bar of soap may be simply rested on the pad' and will there remain secure until picked up by the operator.

My invention further contemplates placing advertising matter upon the pad, and the provision of end borders for preventing the adjacent portions of the pad from fraying or becoming unsightly. My invention further contemplates provision for enabling the soap holder to be readily suspended from a nail or pin or to be rolled up or folded, as desired.

As my invention may assume different forms, I will describe a few such forms as typical of the construction.

Reference is made to the accompanying drawingforming a part of this specification, and in which like letters indicate like parts throughout the various figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of my soap holder.

Fig. 9. is a section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a slightly different form of my invention.

Fig. 41- is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section showing another form of the invention, in which the end piece is secured in position somewhat differently from that disclosed in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patent-ed Apr. 20, 192() Application tiled November 22, 1918.

Serial No. 263,703.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary section showing still another forni of my device, the difference relating to the manner in which the end strip is secured in position.

Fig. T is a fragmentary section through a bathtub showing the manner in which my invention is used.

In the form shown in F ig. l a body member 8 .is made of cloth preferably rough, as indicated by stippling, and provided with end portions 9, 10. The pad is provided with advertising matter, such as the picture 11 and the legend 12. The ends of the pad are provided with end strips 13, lei, which may be of sheet metal such as brass, German silver, aluminum, or even steel. If desired, however, these end strips may be made of celluloid, hard rubber, or even leather, cloth or paper of suitable texture. The end strip 18 is ,provided with an ear 15 preferably integral with it, as shown.

In the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the body member appears at 16 and is provided with end portions 17, 1S, integral with it. These end portions carry end strips 19, 20, which like the end portions 13, 14 above described, are each of arcuate form. The end strip 19 is provided with a hole 21 which is used in hanging the pad from a nail or the like.

In the form shown in Fig. 3 the pad is provided with advertising matter such as the picture 22 and the legend 23, associated therewith.

In the form shown in Fig. 5 the body of the pad appears at 24 and one of the end strips at 25. In this instance the end strip is clenched so as to compress the inclosed portion of the pad.

In the form appearing in Fig. 6 the body of the pad appears at 26 and one of the end strips at 27, the latter having a portion 28 which is bent over and pressed into the adjacent portion of the pad.

In the material used for the pad the operator can exercise considerable discretion. That is to say, the material employed may be of various kinds. It may be woven or knitted fabric of any kind or it may be felt or matted material of any sort suitable for the purpose. In some instances it may be even made ot' tough paper of a texture suitable for the purpose and having a rough surface.

A bath-tub is shown at 29. and a bar of soap at 8O in Fig. 7.

The operation of my device may be readily understood from the foregoing description. The soap holder is rested upon the rail of the bath tub, one of the end portions hanging inside of the tub and the other hangingY outside, as indicated in Fig. 'l'. The bar of soap beingnow rested upon the middle portion of the soap holder, it is unable to slip oil' the rail of the bath tub. Advertising matter carried by the soap holder attracts the attention of the operator in a casual Way and7 on this account7 the device possesses more or less added value as an advertising niediuni.

The soap holder as a whole niay be manul'actured in quantity and sold as a cont inodity, or it may be used by hotels and the like ior the convenience of guests7 or it may be employed solely as a medium of advertising. l do not limit myself to any,7 particular use for the invention.

I clairn Y l. soap holder comprising` a body meinber made oi flexible sheet material and having an exposed surface bearing advertising matter, said body member having a middle portion to be rested upon the rail of a bath tub, and a pair of end portions to hang upon opposite sides of said rail, said middle portion being suiciently rough to support a cake ot soap resting thereon.

2. i; soap holder comprising a body inember made oi flexible material and having two end portions and a middle portion, said middle portion having` a surface to Which a cake of soap7 resting thereon, will slightly adhere.

EVERETT K. Womit 

